Sumter County Has Enlarged in Property Ownership by 3.2%, According to the 2010 Census

Details

Parent Category: Florida

Category: Sumter County, FL

The 2010 Census reports Sumter County, Florida decreased in total real estate dwellings by 27,831, or 110%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Florida increased in housing units by 1,686,633, or 19%.

When compared to the United States, Sumter County has a very high level of vacancy in residential real estate. 11,665, or 22.0%, currently are unoccupied in Sumter County, Florida. Among the 11,665 vacant residential properties, 11.6% are listed to be sold, while 13.4% are properties that are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Sumter County have increased by 3.2%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 37,085 (89.7%) owner-occupied units, while 4,276 (10.3%) housing units were leased. Sumter County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Florida, which reportedly had 32.6% of residential properties rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Sumter County has a medium level of homes that are owned by minorities. 6.2% are minority-owned in Sumter County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Florida 27.0% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Sumter County. 32.4% the Black Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

In Sumter County, Florida, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,985 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Details

Parent Category: Florida

Category: Sumter County, FL

In Sumter County, Florida, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,985 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 88 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 67 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the fullservice restaurants industry has grown the most with 1,897 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in fullservice restaurants makes up 34.1% percent of the total number of new jobs in Sumter County, Florida between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Fullservice restaurants (+1897)
2. Depository credit intermediation (+266)
3. Justice, public order, and safety activities (+231)
4. Offices of physicians (+230)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (+229)

Given the industries in the area, the building foundation and exterior contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 525 jobs. The declines in building foundation and exterior contractors make up 41.5% percent of the total employment decline in Sumter County, Florida between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-525)
2. Building equipment contractors (-256)
3. Gasoline stations (-116)
4. Grocery and related product wholesalers (-69)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (-55)

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).